LAKE MACQUARIE · NEWCASTLE, NSW
Asking-rent research for this ABS statistical area in Lake Macquarie. Figures describe the selected postcode.
For the week ending 15 September 2026, SQM Research reports asking rents of $687 per week for houses in postcode 2286. Asking rents were 8.6% higher than the comparable year-earlier observation; these figures cover the whole postcode, including other localities, and describe advertised rents rather than signed leases.
ASKING RENTS
Weekly asking rent
$687/wk
All houses
Annual change
+8.6%
Same postcode and property series
Monthly equivalent
$2,977
Calculated as rent × 52 ÷ 12
SQM ResearchWeek ending 2026-09-15Advertised rents, not signed lease prices
Monthly averages of published weekly observations. Missing observations are omitted.
| Month | Houses /wk | Units /wk |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | $684 | $353 |
| Aug 26 | $694 | $353 |
| Jul 26 | $720 | $353 |
| Jun 26 | $632 | $353 |
| May 26 | $577 | $353 |
| Apr 26 | $613 | $353 |
| Mar 26 | $576 | $353 |
| Feb 26 | $607 | $353 |
| Jan 26 | $637 | $353 |
| Dec 25 | $644 | $353 |
| Nov 25 | $625 | $353 |
| Oct 25 | $640 | $353 |
| Sep 25 | $606 | $353 |
| Aug 25 | $671 | $353 |
| Jul 25 | $772 | $353 |
| Jun 25 | $722 | $353 |
| May 25 | $650 | $353 |
| Apr 25 | $621 | $353 |
| Mar 25 | $632 | $353 |
| Feb 25 | $653 | $352 |
| Jan 25 | $662 | $352 |
| Dec 24 | $661 | $352 |
| Nov 24 | $643 | $341 |
| Oct 24 | $717 | $363 |
| Sep 24 | $758 | $418 |
| Aug 24 | $643 | $422 |
| Jul 24 | $557 | $416 |
| Jun 24 | $669 | $427 |
| May 24 | $662 | $422 |
| Apr 24 | $648 | $394 |
| Mar 24 | $676 | $280 |
| Feb 24 | $548 | $280 |
| Jan 24 | $705 | $286 |
| Dec 23 | $737 | $329 |
| Nov 23 | $652 | $416 |
| Oct 23 | $696 | $292 |
| Sep 23 | $674 | $339 |
| Aug 23 | $643 | $430 |
| Jul 23 | $582 | $457 |
| Jun 23 | $560 | $468 |
| May 23 | $651 | $471 |
| Apr 23 | $647 | $458 |
| Mar 23 | $532 | $431 |
| Feb 23 | $508 | $365 |
| Jan 23 | $469 | $384 |
| Dec 22 | $503 | $328 |
| Nov 22 | $574 | $277 |
| Oct 22 | $525 | $235 |
| Sep 22 | $526 | $235 |
| Aug 22 | $468 | $235 |
| Jul 22 | $593 | $235 |
| Jun 22 | $562 | $235 |
| May 22 | $583 | $235 |
| Apr 22 | $510 | $235 |
| Mar 22 | $621 | $235 |
| Feb 22 | $608 | $235 |
| Jan 22 | $484 | $235 |
| Dec 21 | $467 | $235 |
| Nov 21 | $493 | $235 |
| Oct 21 | $482 | $235 |
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